Sentence examples for marked by persistent from inspiring English sources

The long political trial was marked by persistent bias, petty spite, and inexcusable cruelty and injustice.

The former Tory prime minister's time in office was marked by persistent battles with his backbenchers over Europe.

American history has been marked by persistent and determined efforts to expand the scope and inclusiveness of civil rights.

In particular, borderline personality disorder is an underrecognized, severe psychiatric illness marked by persistent suicidal thoughts or behaviors, impulsivity and mood instability.

The 74-year-old former leader, whose 1989-1999 administration was marked by persistent allegations of corruption, acknowledged the account only last year, after repeated denials of its existence.

In a baseball season marked by persistent rain, Verlander's Game 1 start in a American League division series against the Yankees was halted by rain after one inning and 25 pitches on Sept. 30.

Eugene Gilbert's professional life is marked by a persistent effort to escape Teendom, as it is sometimes horribly called, and an equally strong inner pull toward that which he would flee.

Their circumstances were different as well — the 1990s ultimately were a decade of relative peace and prosperity, while so far Mr. Obama's tenure has been marked by two persistent wars and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Unlike most symphonies of the time, whose movements each were built from distinct themes, the Symphonie fantastique was marked by a persistent theme the idée fixe that surfaced in various forms in all five movements of the work, although not always as the main theme.

Essential tremor (ET) is a prevalent neurological disease marked by a persistent 4-12 Hz action tremor in the arms [ 1]. ET has a strong genetic component, as ET patients often have a family history of tremor, and twins with ET are highly concordant for disease status [ 2].

By the late sixties, the city was marked by poverty, a persistent lack of opportunity, and violent crime.